Connacht
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Irish or Old Irish Connacht, genitive form of Connachta (“Connacht”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Connacht
- The western province of Ireland, inclusive of the counties Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon, and Sligo.
Translations edit
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈkɔn̪ˠəxt̪ˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkʊn̪ˠəxt̪ˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkʌn̪ˠa(x)t̪ˠ/[1]
Proper noun edit
Connacht f pl
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Connacht | Chonnacht | gConnacht |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 24
Old Irish edit
Proper noun edit
Connacht f pl